Category: National
Farmers Welcome Processing Centres in All Regions
By: Loise Shiimi Farmers expressed their enthusiasm following President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s announcement of plans to establish processing centres in all 14 regions of the country. Shikonda Leader Shivute, a farmer and manager of the Okongo Horticulture and…
No Formula for Allocating Capital Funds to Regions
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala There is no structured format or formula for how the government allocates money for capital projects to the regions and local authorities across the country. This was revealed by the Minister of Urban and…
209 Schools Nationwide Struggling with Overcrowding
By: Annakleta Haikera The government has announced a decongestion initiative targeting 39 overcrowded schools across five regions. This is in an effort to improve learning conditions and reduce strain on teachers and infrastructure. According to government figures, the…
Innovation Meets Trust: Fnb Namibia Celebrated At 2025 World Business Outlook Awards 2025
By: Staff Writer FNB Namibia has recemented its place as a leader in the financial sector after being named Best Retail Bank Namibia 2025 and Most Innovative Banking Solutions Provider Namibia 2025 at the World Business Outlook Awards. …
Heritage Week Focused on Passing Culture to Future Generations
By: Patemoshela Lukolo Namibia marked Heritage Week in the past week with calls from government and traditional leaders to preserve cultural practices and ensure they are passed on to younger generations. The official celebration was held at…
Govt to Pay N$1.6 billion in Coupon Interest in October
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Updates from the Central Bank have indicated that the government will be paying N$1.6 billion in coupon interest to its bond investors on 15 October 2025. Information from the Bank of Namibia revealed that, as…
25 Classrooms to be Built in Ndama, Replacing Tree Classrooms
By: Annakleta Haikera After years of enduring lessons under trees, learners at Ndama East School in Rundu will finally be taught in satisfactory classrooms. The government has confirmed plans to construct 25 permanent classrooms at the school early…
More than Half a Million Cyber Issues Detected in 3 Months
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala 549 556 cyber vulnerabilities have been detected across various domains within the Namibian cyber landscape during the quarter 1 period between April and June 2025. This represented a 1.62% increase from the vulnerabilities detected…
Leaders in Motion – Commuter Ride to Understand Urban Mobility Challenges
By: Mathias Hangala Through its Public Transport Division, City of Windhoek (CoW) last week hosted a ‘Leadership in Motion – A Commuter Experience Ride’ for leaders to get a glimpse of daily commuters’ experiences with public transport. The…
Live Export Dependence a Structural Vulnerability
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Experts from the agricultural unions are recommending that the country incentivises its meat value-adding systems to reduce live export and retain some of its cattle within the local value chain, adding that “Namibia’s heavy reliance on live…